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H. Tracy Hall
Diamond Synthesis
The GE Research Laboratories announced on February 15, 1955 that H. Tracy Hall, along with Francis Bundy, Robert Wentorf, and Herbert Strong, had…
Frederic Eugene Ives
Color Photography
Frederic Ives was a pioneer of color and stereoscopic photography, and demonstrated a system of natural color photography at the 1885 Novelties…
Mary Dixon Kies
Process for Weaving Straw With Silk or Thread
Mary Dixon Kies was the first woman to apply for and receive a U.S. patent in her own name. Her patent, issued May 5, 1809, was for an innovative…
Clair Lake
Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (Mark I)
Already a prolific inventor at IBM in May 1939, Clair Lake was chosen to be chief engineer for the IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator, also…
Irving Langmuir
Incandescent Electric Lamp
Irving Langmuir's work led to two major inventions: the high-vacuum electron tube and the gas-filled incandescent lamp. Born in Brooklyn, New York,…
Louis Lumiere
Cinematographe
Louis and Auguste-Marie Lumiere, innovators in photography, designed a camera and projector apparatus called the Cinematographe, which became the…
Auguste-Marie Lumiere
Cinematographe
Auguste-Marie and Louis Lumiere, inventors and experts in the realm of photography, designed a camera and projector apparatus known as the…
George Maison
Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)
George Maison, Irving Porush and Charles Thiel invented the first pressurized metered dose inhaler (MDI). Developed at Riker Laboratories and…
Wilhelm Maybach
Explosion and Combustion Motor
As an industrialist and designer of automobiles and engines, Wilhelm Maybach enjoyed an illustrious career and a profitable working relationship with…
Stanley Mazor
Microprocessor
Stanley Mazor was instrumental in refining the architecture of the single-chip CPU. This first working microprocessor was smaller than a thumbnail…
Michel Mirowski
Implantable Heart Defibrillator
Michel Mirowski conceived of the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in the 1960s after his mentor died of a heart arrhythmia.…
Luc Montagnier
HIV Virus Isolation and Diagnosis
Dr. Luc Montagnier was best known for his 1983 discovery of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which has been identified as the cause of AIDS.…
Mick Mountz
Mobile Robotic Material Handling for Order Fulfillment
Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman and Raffaello D’Andrea invented the Kiva system, a mobile robotic material handling system that has revolutionized order…
John T. Parsons
Numerical Control
John Parsons changed the control of machines and industrial processes from an imprecise craft to an exact science, spawning a second industrial…
Louis Pasteur
Pasteurization
French chemist Louis Pasteur was the founder of microbiological sciences. Born in Dole, France, Pasteur received his scientific education at the…
Valdemar Poulsen
Magnetic Wire Recorder
Danish engineer Valdemar Poulsen demonstrated magnetic recording in 1898. While working at the Copenhagen Telephone Company, Poulsen began…
Norbert Rillieux
Automated Sugar Refining
Considered one of the earliest chemical engineers, Norbert Rillieux revolutionized the sugar industry when he invented a refining process,…
Herbert M. Strong
Diamond Synthesis
Herbert Strong, along with Tracy Hall, Francis Bundy, and Robert Wentorf, synthesized diamonds as part of Project Superpressure, as announced by the…
Robert Wentorf, Jr.
Diamond Synthesis
Robert Wentorf, along with Tracy Hall, Francis Bundy, and Herbert Strong, synthesized diamonds as part of Project Superpressure, as announced by the…
Steve Wozniak
Personal Computer
Steve Wozniak invented the personal computer (PC) and founded Apple Computer Inc. with Steve Jobs. With the introduction of the Apple I and Apple II…
Welton I. Taylor
Microbiological Food Safety and Testing
Welton Taylor was a globally renowned clinical research microbiologist, educator and inventor who worked at Swift & Co., an American food…
Lester A. Pelton
Water Wheel
One of the fathers of hydroelectric power, Lester Pelton invented the first water wheel to take advantage of the kinetic energy of water rather than…
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Diving Equipment
Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan together invented the modern demand regulator used in underwater diving. Their invention allowed for the equipment…
Charles Richard Drew
Blood Plasma Preservation
One of the world’s most impactful surgeons, educators and innovators, Charles Drew invented a safe way to store, process and transport blood plasma.…
Andrew Higgins
LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel); Higgins Boats
Andrew Higgins, a New Orleans-based boat builder and inventor, developed and manufactured landing craft critical to the success of the U.S. military…